Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.30
Liaison Scott Morgan
Submission Date Aug. 30, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Evergreen State College, The
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.87 / 6.00 Sam Alfieri
Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 50,428 MMBtu 52,162 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site renewables 50.04 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) 89,622 MMBtu 110,118 MMBtu
Total 140,100.04 MMBtu 162,280 MMBtu

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018
Baseline Year July 1, 2004 June 30, 2005

A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
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Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area of building space 1,630,898 Gross square feet 1,145,166 Gross square feet

Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14

Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Site energy 0.09 MMBtu per square foot 0.14 MMBtu per square foot
Source energy 0.15 MMBtu per square foot 0.24 MMBtu per square foot

Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
36.42

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 5,232 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 173 Degree-Days (°F)

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 215,521 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,061,940 Gross square feet

Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
12.57 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency (e.g. outreach and education efforts):
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A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):

Evergreen uses a district steam system for campus heating. Steam pressure has been reduced and building warm-up times have been moved closer to the start of each day and customized, in conjunction with space scheduling, to end prior to the end of occupancy time in each building.


A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:

About 95% of the parking lot and external lighting is LED, including street lights and walkway lighting locations.

All internal lighting was changed to CFL's in 2006 - 08, and we're now transitioning to LED's as bulbs and/or fixtures fail. Roughly 1% of total indoor space uses LED lighting, including some residential applications.


A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:

A student-originated and designed passive solar, aquaponics greenhouse was constructed near the campus residences in 2013. Student workers on the Residential Facilities crew have also built and maintain a compost heating system (radiant floor) for one of our duplex residences.


A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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